1. His first home was a shack made of wooden railway sleepers, soaked in creosote to keep the termites out. 他的第一个家是一间用铁路枕木搭成的棚屋，木头浸泡在木馏油里以防白蚁进入。
2. Only the snores of the sleepers broke the silence of the house. 只有睡觉的人发出的鼾声打破了屋内的寂静。
3. True short sleepers don't need naps or coffee. 真正的短睡眠者不需要小睡或咖啡。
4. Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end of the row sleepers. 通过对鸟群几十年的研究，研究人员预测，那些更容易受伤的、睡眠时处于队列末端的鸟会格外警觉。
5. Still, if late sleepers want to lose a few pounds, they can go to bed earlier than they usually do, thereby reducing their chances of taking snacks before bedtime. 不过，如果晚睡的人想减掉几磅体重，他们可以比平时更早上床睡觉，从而减少了睡前吃零食的机会。
